Portable screen-house.



PATENTED APR. 9, 190?.

I H. WINGREN. PORTABLE SCREEN HOUSE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1906.

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No. 249,709. PATENT-ED APR. 9, 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED 4, 1906.

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PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

H. WINGREN. PORTABLE SCREEN HOUSE.

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No 849,709. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907. H. WINGREN.

, PORTABLE SCREEN HOUSE.

APPLIQATION rum) SEPT.4,1906.

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mam/M1 HARRY WINGREN,

OF GENOA, TEXAS.

PORTABLE SCREEN-HOUSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed September 4, 1906- Serial No. 333,147.

Toall whom it may concern: 1

Be it'known that I, HARRY WINGREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ge noa, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented certain new-and useful Improvements in Portable Screen-Houses, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawin s. l

T his invention relates to improvements in summer-houses, and partic'ularly to a portable screen-house.

The'objec-t of the invention is the improvei'nent of a portable screen-house, which house can be easily disassembled for shipment or assembled a ter transportation.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a portable house which is composed of'a minimum number of parts, and

with the present invention. plan view of the house depicted in F ig. 1 with therefore comparatively cheap to construct andyet' is very strong and durable.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain other novel con structions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

' In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a house constructed in accordance Fig. 2 is a top the roof-canvas removed. Fig. 3 is a transverse verticalscctlonal view of the house dopicted 111 F 1g. 1. Fig. 4 19a top plan view of i one of the roof-sections in a folded position.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the screen-panels. Fig. 6 is a horizontal fragmentary sectional view of the adjoining ends of two of the sills and showing the manner of securing the same together. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of one of the horizontal roof-girders, showing the manner of threading the cords or ropes thcrctlnmlgh, which cords control the winding of the side curtains. Fig.8 is a fragmentary top plan view of a sectional sill. Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of one of the ground-anchors for the portable house. Fig. 10 is a view in side elevation of a house and a porch, showing the panels constructed in accordance with the present invention secured to the porch for screening the same. View in side elevation of a bracket employed iii constructing a screened porch.

H Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the Fig. 11 is a 1 side and 2 the end sills. The side and end sills are constructed substantially alike, and for this reason I will only specifically describe one of the sills. The sill comprises an inner, outer, and intermediate section 3, 4, and 5, respectively, Fig. 3.

The sections 3, 4, and 5 are secured together by any suitable fastenin means, and said sections have their lower faces lying in the same horizontal plane. However, the intermediate section 5, Fig. 3, is not as Wide as the inner and outer sections 3 and 4, respectively, because it is desired to form a groove 6 in each of the sills. Each two of the sills are fixedly secured together by means of a bolt 7, and upon said bolt is threaded a nut 8,which nut 8 is embedded in one of the sills, preferably in the end sill 2. The bolt 7 is positioned in an aperture formed in the outer. section 4 and in a recess formed in the end sill 2. It is to be noted that the outer section 4 of the side sill extends beyond the ends of the sections 3 and stances, if the house is of considerable length, it is desirable to have the sills of a sectional structure, because by so constructing said sills the shi ment or transportation of the house would be facilitated, as the same can be handled and shipped easier than if the sills were not of a sectional structure. For this purpose I form the sills'of sections. Inasmuch as each section of the sills are also constructed of sections, Fig. 6, it is desirable to break joint of each section 3, 4, and 5 in different transverse positions, Fig. 8, thereverse vertical plane, so that a more durable structure 13 produced than would be the case in the same transverse plane. In Fig. 8 the sections of the sill are shown held together by transverse fastening means toning means is positioned between each two of the adjoining ends of the sections 3, 4, and 5 of the sectional sill. Horizontal transvcrscly-cxtcnding rods 10 are positioned, preferably, upon the side sills 1 and materially increase the durability of the structure, as said rods 10 assist the bolts 7 in. fastening the base structure of the house or ground- -sills 1 and 2 together.

To secure the base structure or groundsills in a stationary position upon the ground I have provided anchors 1.1. Each anchor is by placing the joints out of the same trans if all of the joints of the sections were formed 9, which fas- 5, as is clearly seen in Fig. 6. In some in-8o IIC constructed the same, and it will therefore '12, having a pointed lower end 13.

only be necessary to specifically describe one. The anchor is provided with a straight shank The shank or body 12 is bent, as'at 14, to form a horizontal shoulder 15. Rising above the shoulder 15 is preferably a fiat portion 16,

'which portion 16 is provided with an aperture or apertures 17. Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the portion 16 rests, prefera'bly, against the outer face of the sills, and any suitable fastening means is positioned within the apertures 17 for securing said anchors to the sills. The sills rest upon the horizontal portion 15 of the anchors, and as the weight of the house retains the shanks or bodies 12 in the ground the house is securely anchored. k

The sides or walls of the house are coinposed of screen-panels. each panel being preferably provided with cleats foriring a flanged structure. The corners of the house are constructed by securing to a section a clcat 18, Fig. 1, and having said cleat 1S overlap one of the screen-parielsas, for instance, 19. The front sill 1 is cut away, as at 20, and a door 21 is hinged, as at 2;, to one of the screen-panels and is adapted to swing outward in the cut-away porzio'n'flti. in

some. instances the house is of such height as to lnakeit desirable to eniploy a screen-transom 23. The transotn 22% is secured betwce two panels; but said transom need not be employed if the height of the door is such as to fill the space between the two panels. which space is partly occupied by said door. In the back of the house it is desirable to use a series of panels, and the niddlc or intermediate panel 24, Fig. 5, is provided with a pair of cleats 25 upon each of its vertical edges, producing a flanged structure. The end panels of the. back are positioned within the vertical flanged edges of the u iddlc panel 2 4: The cleats of the panels overlapping the adjoining panels prevent there bt-ing any crack or crevices in the house, which would permit the entrance of insects. The lower ends of all of the panels are seated within the groove 6 of the groundsills, while the upper ends of the panels are likewise seated within a siinilarly-constructcd groove 7 of the wallplates 26. However, the outer section of the wall-plates is of greater width than either the intermediate or inner section. The lower edges of the outer and inner scctions of. each of the wall-plates are preferably positioned in the saute horizontal plane, while the upper horizontal edge of the outer section of each wall-plate extends a considerable distance above the. upper horizontal edges of the intermediate and inner sections. The upper edges of the. intermediate and inner sections are positioned in the same horizontal plane, thereby forlninga ledge, Fig. 3, on which rests thehorizontal screen-panels 27. The screen-panels 27 form a screen-roof for the l l l 1 l l l l l l l house, thereby preventing insects from entering through the roof into the room formed by the sides and top of the house. Bracingrods 10 connect,preferably,the side wallplates the saire as rods 10 connect the ground-sills 1. The bracing-rod materially increases the strength and durability of the house.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2, the roof structure couprises a pair of end sections and a niddle section. Each end section comprises a n id-raft er 2S, hip-rafters '29 29, and suppleniental rafters 30. inFig. 4 one of the end sections is shown in a folded position. The mid-rafter is provided with a substantially V-shapcd upper end 31, and each of the hip-rafters 221 and jack-rafters 30 is provided with sin ilarly-constructed in- \\'t11(ll \'l)(Ytlttl ends 32. Each rafterlS, 29, and 30 is providcd with a pair of parallel notches 33, forn ed in t'lianetricallyopposite port ions of the sides. and these notched portions I33 are adapted to be positioned within siiuilarly-constructcd notches or cut-out portions of the outer sections of the wall plates, Fig. '2. Each notch of the wall-plates within which the rafters of. the sections are positioned is downwardly beveled or inclined to account odate the inclined position of the raft crs, Fig. '2, and thereby pernit said rafters to lie snugly in the notched portions of the wall-plates. Each notch 33- of the wall-plates is fornwd ith a pair of inclined walls 34. Fig. 4. These walls 3-1 fit snug against the vertical sides of the outer section of the wall-plates. Of course the degree of the inclination of the walls 34 of each notch is controlled by the pitch or slant of the roof. hen the end sections of the roof are positioned upon the wall-plates, Fig. .2, the hipral'tcrs 29 will be at an angle to the 11 idraftcr '28, and the jack-rafters will be positioned at an angle to the hip-rafters and at right angles to the mid-rafter 28. The hip-rafters 29 are of necessity positioned in notchcs or cut-out portions forned at the corners of the house or at the adjoining ends of the wall-platcs. The walls of the notches formed for accommodating the hip-rafters 29 are at an obtuse angle to the sides of the wall-plates. The n iddle. or central section 35, Fig. 2, comprises a pair of rafters 36 36, hinged at their upper or inner ends 37. The abutting ends 37 of the rafters 86 are inwardly beveled, so that the $211116 preferably fold snugly together. The end and n'iddle sections are fastened together by a device hereinafter described. This device coniprisc-s depending projections, preferably nails 38, which are secured to the inner faces of the central rafters 36 and jaek-raftersfit). A bar or strip 39 is provided with notches'or slits 4t), and these notched portions -10 engage the nails 38, whereby the whole roof structure is securely fastened together. The sections of the roof structure cannot sag or become displaced owing to the bonding or-tying of the same together by members 39 and the peculiar notching ofi the rafters and the wall-plates.

Over the roof structure I preferably spread and secure a roof-canvas 41. The roof-canvas may be attractively decorated by scalloping the ends, as at 42. The lowerscalloped ends of the canvas preferably overhang the lower ends of the rafters of the roof-section a considerable distance. Itis to be noted that the rafters of the roof structure overhang the sides of the house or panels a considerable distance, thereby not only shedding the wa ter or rain from off the entire sides of the structure, but also forming a suitable shelter for the side curtains and the securing means whereby the roof-canvasis held in position and also the side curtains. Fastened to the extended ends of the rafters and preferably to the under face thereof are hooks 43. These hooks 43 are engaged by any suitable attaching-fla is, as 44, which flaps 44 are secured to the inner face of the roof-canvas. It will therefore be apparent that the roofcanvas is snugly fastened to the roof structure bysaid fastening means. Each rafter of the roof structure is provided, preferably, with a hook 40, which is adapted to engage an eye or staple 40, secured to the Wallplates, Fig. 3. It will therefore be seen that by this fastening means each rafter of the roof structure is detachably securely fastened to the body of the house. Of course by unfastening the hooks 40" and removing the canvas top 41 the sections of the roof structure may be removed from the body of the house after the bonding or tying members or strips 39 have been detached.

While the rods 10 fasten the groundsills together and the rods 1U the wall-plates, it is desirable to fasten the bottom and roof structure together, and I. therefore employ inclined stay-rods 45, the ends of Which rods extend through apertures formed in the inner sections of the wall-plates and groundsills, Fig. 3. Upon the ends of the rods 4-5 and preferably embedded in the inner sections of the wall-plates and groundsills are nuts.

Side curtains 4.6 are preferably secured, as at 47, by hooks and eyes to the wall-plates, and through the medium of cords 48, passing over pulleys 49, journaled in the wallplates, Fig. 7, said curtains 46 can be easily raised or louercd from the inside of thehouse. Of course the ropes 48 may be wrapped around the orilinarily-constructeil hooks 50, Fig. 3,

when the curta'ns are in their lowered or,

raised position. If it is desired, the curtain over the front of the structure maybe provided with an orilinarily-constructed flap at the door, whereby ingress and egress to the buildingjvill not be prevented.

To secure panels to a porch for scre ning the same, this may be done by attaching wall-plates 26 to the frieze of the porch 51 and the sills I to the floor by any suitable means. In some instances it may be necessary to employ a substantially L-shaped bracket 52, Fig. 11. The horizontal portion of the bracket is attached to the bottom of the porch, the sills engage the vertical portions of the bracket, and suitable fastening means extend through the sills and said vertical portion of said bracket.

In some of the claims I do not care to unnecessarily limit myself tothe specific mentioning of the groundsills, panels, and wallplates, and therefore I designate such members by the generic term walls or shell, forsI mean by the walls of the house the lower portion thereof, exclusive of the roof structure.

What I claim is- 1. In a house, the combination with the walls, of a roofstructure supported upon said walls, said roof structure comprising ends and a central section, each end section comprising a mid-rafter having a double beveled, upper edge, hip-rafters hinged to said midrafter, each hip-rafter provided with an upper, beveled edge, j ack-rafters hinged to said hip-rafters, each jack-rafter provided with an upper, beveled edge, saidcentral section com prising a pair of pivotally-connecting rafters, each rafter of said central section beveled at its upper edge, and bonding means for securing all of said sections together.

2. In a house, ;the combination with the walls, of a roof structure supported upon said walls, salt of structure comprising end sections and an .terinediate, central section, each end section comprising a mid-rafter, hip-rafters hinged to said mid-rafter, a j ackratter hinged to each of said hip-rafters, said central section comprising rafters hingedtogether, and parallel bonding means connecting said central and jack rafters. 3. In a portable house, the combination with gro'undsills, of anchoring means for said groundsils, said anchoring means comprising anchors, each anchor formed from a bar and c mprising a smooth, straight shank having a lower, pointed end, said shank bent intermediate its ends and forming a shouldcr engaged by the lower end of a sill, said shoulder of the same thickness as said shank and a flat, apertured portion integral wi .11 the bent portion of the shank, and fastening means positioned within the apertures of the flat portion and securing the anchor to the sill.

4. In a portable screen-house, the-combination of walls provided with wall-plates, said wall-plates provided with notches at and intermediate their corners, a roof structure carried by said body, said roof structure comprising end sections and an intermediate central section, each end section comprising a 'each wall-plate comprising an outer, an inmid-rafter positioned in one of the notches intermediate the corners, hip-rafters hinged to said midafter and positioned within the corner-notches, a jack-rafter hinged to each of said hip-rafters and positioned within a notch intermediate the corners, and bonding means connecting said central section and jack-rafters.

5. In a portable screen-house, the combination of walls provided with wall-plates,

ner, and an intermediate section, the upper, horizontal edge of the inner and intermediate section, lying in the same horizontal plane, the lower, horizontal edge of the inner and outer sections positioned in the same horizontal plane, the lower, horizontal edge of the intermediate section positioned in a horizontal plane above the lower edges of said intermediate and outer sections, thereby produc ing a longitudinally-extending groove in the lower edge of the wall-plate, a panel resting upon the upper edges of the inner and intermediate sections, the upper horizontal edges of the outer sections of the wall-plates positioned in a plane above the upper edges of the inner and intermediate sections of said plates, said outer sections of the Wall-plates provided with corner and intermediate notches, a roof structure ositioned above said wall-plates, said roo structure comprising end and central sections, said central section comprising rafters positioned within notches intermediate the ends of the wallplates, each end section comprising a midrafter, the mid-rafter positioned within a notch of one of the wall-plates intermediate its ends, hip-rafters hinged at their upper ends to the mid-rafter and positioned in cornor-notches of the wall-plates, jack-rafters hinged at their upper ends to the hip-rafters and positioned in notches intermediate the 1 ends of the wall-plates, and parallel bondingmeans fastening all of said rafters together.

6. In a portable screen-house, the combination of walls, comprising detachable panels, removable sectional wall-plates positioned upon the upper end of said panels, horizontal and vertical rods securing all of said panels together, a roof structure engaging said wall-plates, said roof structure comprising a central and end sections, said central section comprising a pair of rafterspivotally connected, each end section comprising a mid-rafter provided with a beveled, upper end, hip-rafters beveled at their upper ends and hinged to the mid-rafters inter mediate its ends, the beveled upper ends of the hip-rafters normally lyin flat against the mid-rafter, jack-rafters bev sed at their upper ends and hinged to the hip-rafters intermediate their ends, the beveled end of the jaclcrafters normally lying flat against the hip-rafters, and bonding means securing all of said sections together.

7. In a portable screen-house, the combination with the walls, of a roof structure supported upon said walls, said roof structure comprising a central and end sections, the end sections only engaging the central section near the apex of the roof, each end section comprising a pair of hip-rafters abutting at their upper ends, a mid-rafter abutting at its upper end against the two contiguous edges of the hip-rafters, jack-rafters abutting at their upper and means pivotally securing all of said rafters together.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature-in presence of two witnesses.

K HARRY WINGREN. Witnesses:

P. A. MoKENzm,

H. MALSGH.

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